The World Health Organization has chosen to focus the communication for this WNTD about the marketing of tobacco products to women. Read the press release and see all the posters.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
World No Tobacco Day, May 31 2010: women as target of the tobacco industry
The World Health Organization has chosen to focus the communication for this WNTD about the marketing of tobacco products to women. Read the press release and see all the posters.
Judith Wilkenfeld: She took on the tobacco industry (2004)
Claude Gonot: Commencer à 15 ans ça tue la voix (2007) Starting to smoke at 15 killed my voice
Michèle: It Could Have Been Avoided (2007)
Zita Roberts: If I could stop one person (2006)
Zita died in February 2007, she was only 38.
Heather Crowe: I am dying of lung cancer from secondhand smoke (2002)
Thank you so much Heather for your courage, your persistence, your commitment.
The Heather Crowe Campaign site.
Barb Tarbox: Is it fair? No (2002)
Christy Turlington: Smoking is ugly (2000)
Pam Laffin: I can't breathe (1999)
An interview (pdf format)
The campaign explained by Greg Connolly (Massachusetts Department of Health).
Janet Sackman's Testimony (1994)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Why this tribute?
When I started thinking about the theme of this 2010 World No Tobacco Day I remembered the many women tobacco control advocates I had the privilege to cyber-interview and also the many courageous women who told in a video format the very personal story of their battle against the diseases tobacco inflicted upon them.
On this blog I have posted 8 such testimonies from Canada, the US, Australia and France and also a recent presentation given by Judith Mackay and a podcast of a presentation given in 2004 by Judy Wilkenfeld.
There are many sheroes who stood up and continue to stand up to raise the awareness about the gigantic pains caused by smoking and the aggressive marketing of the tobacco industry.
This is but a very small token of their contribution.
On this blog I have posted 8 such testimonies from Canada, the US, Australia and France and also a recent presentation given by Judith Mackay and a podcast of a presentation given in 2004 by Judy Wilkenfeld.
There are many sheroes who stood up and continue to stand up to raise the awareness about the gigantic pains caused by smoking and the aggressive marketing of the tobacco industry.
This is but a very small token of their contribution.
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